Earthlink to Test Caller ID for E-Mail
Peter Gutmann
pgut001 at cs.auckland.ac.nz
Fri Mar 5 23:24:09 PST 2004
"R. A. Hettinga" <rah at shipwright.com> writes:
>If we really do get cryptographic signatures on email in a way that works,
>expect 80% of all spam to be blown away as a matter of course.
I think you mean:
If we really do get cryptographic signatures on email in a way that works,
expect 80% of all spam to contain legit signatures from hacked PCs.
This is just another variation of the "To secure the Internet, build a big
wall around it and only let the good guys in" idea.
Peter.
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